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Rhododendron 'Yaku Duke'
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Common name:
Yaku Duke rhododendron
Family:
Ericaceae (heath family)
Distribution:
hybrid: Shammarello hybrid
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen shrub
Comments:
A broadleaf evergreen shrub somewhat wider than tall, growing 3' by 5'. Foliage appears glossy, olive-green year-round with new growth distinctly marked by silver white indumentum. Flowers arrive in mid-May, purplish pink petals marked with pink throats. Its spherical floral trusses contain 14 flowers. Introduced and bred by native Ohioan, Tony Shammarello, around 1977.
Locations
1:
PKW: AS07
(AS07)
• Accession: D1999-1860.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
PKW: AS07
(AS07)
• Accession: D1999-1860.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual